BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.8
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
A number of large companies and organizations are engaged in the offshore works as part of Azerbaijan’s Karabagh project, Trend reports with reference to BOS Shelf, which has constructed the jacket for the field.
These companies include SOCAR’s Oil and Gas Research and Design Institute, Oil and Gas Construction Trust, BOS Shelf, ASCO, Global Maritime, as well as the project customer Karabagh Operating Company (KOC).
A fleet of 26 vessels will be engaged in the works for transportation and installation of the jacket. The fleet also includes unique DBA and STB1 vessels. Currently, all of the vessels are undergoing certification and main equipment testing. Moreover, the main crane on the DBA vessel will be recertified in order to increase its lifting capacity to 1,250 tons.
One of the important elements of the jacket installation is the Hydraulic Pile Hammer, which is currently used BP for the ACE project, and from mid-September 2020 will be handed over to KOC.
Oil and Gas Construction Trust and Global Maritime are currently also conducting final checks of all project procedures and their compliance with international standards, training of all personnel involved in the project, mobilization of all necessary equipment and materials, with the involvement of highly specialized contractors, including divers, operators and demolition personnel. According to the plan, after the jacket is lowered into the sea, the process of installing the jacket in the field will begin. It will take from 400 to 450 days.
The construction of the Karabagh jacket, the largest subsea structure in the history of the Caspian for oil and gas production, was completed in August 2020.
In May 2018, SOCAR Karabagh and Equinor signed a Risk Service Agreement related to development of Karabagh Oil Field in the Azerbaijan Sector of Caspian Sea.
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